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Bracelet

Title	Bracelet
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1839
Publication Place	Egypt (made) -
Subject	Jewellery Metalwork Africa
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1112-1869
Record ID	1112-1869
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1839
Notes	Bracelets were part of traditional costume in most Islamic cultures, and were always originally worn in matching pairs. Tribal peoples, such as the Bedouin, usually wore stiff circular or penannular bracelets, rather than the flexible and hinged bracelets which were more common among urban women. Bracelets like this, with flaring ends, are typical of North Africa from the Maghreb to Egypt. This example comes from the oases of the desert between Egypt and Libya, as is shown by the three fluted bosses, riveted to the band. It was acquired in Cairo, with its pair, before 1869 and is clearly marked with the silver marks current in Egypt in the 19th century. Their name was recorded as asawir , which is a generic Arabic name for bracelets.
Sample Text	'Ù¨Ù ', a crescent and a stylised lion, in an oval frame.Transliteration80TranslationMark for 800 standard silver, Egypt, c.1839-1920.NoteOn outside at one end., 'Ù¨Ù ' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.Transliteration80MTranslationMark for 800 standard silver.NoteOn outside at one end., Calligraphic monogram in Arabic.TranslationTughra of the Ottoman Sultan.NoteOn outside at one end.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Engraved silver Silver
Fiziksel açıklama	Penannular bracelet, made from a band of sheet silver, reinforced on the edges, which widens at each end. The outside is decorated with engraved geometric and floral patterns and three applied conical fluted studs.

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Bracelet

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1839

Publication Place Egypt (made) -

Subject Jewellery Metalwork Africa

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1112-1869

Record ID 1112-1869

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1839

Notes Bracelets were part of traditional costume in most Islamic cultures, and were always originally worn in matching pairs. Tribal peoples, such as the Bedouin, usually wore stiff circular or penannular bracelets, rather than the flexible and hinged bracelets which were more common among urban women. Bracelets like this, with flaring ends, are typical of North Africa from the Maghreb to Egypt. This example comes from the oases of the desert between Egypt and Libya, as is shown by the three fluted bosses, riveted to the band. It was acquired in Cairo, with its pair, before 1869 and is clearly marked with the silver marks current in Egypt in the 19th century. Their name was recorded as asawir , which is a generic Arabic name for bracelets.

Sample Text 'Ù¨Ù ', a crescent and a stylised lion, in an oval frame.Transliteration80TranslationMark for 800 standard silver, Egypt, c.1839-1920.NoteOn outside at one end., 'Ù¨Ù ' over wavy line with a loop at the right end, in square frame.Transliteration80MTranslationMark for 800 standard silver.NoteOn outside at one end., Calligraphic monogram in Arabic.TranslationTughra of the Ottoman Sultan.NoteOn outside at one end.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Engraved silver Silver

Fiziksel açıklama Penannular bracelet, made from a band of sheet silver, reinforced on the edges, which widens at each end. The outside is decorated with engraved geometric and floral patterns and three applied conical fluted studs.